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Census Tract 9683, Otero, CO

4,239 Population
37.6 square miles 112.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±5.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in La Junta: 38.2 ±3.2
  • a little less than the figure in Otero County: 41.8 ±1.4

Economics

$32,552 ±$3,944 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in La Junta: $28,073 † ±$3,227
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Otero County: $28,645 ±$1,532
$57,188 ±$10,662 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in La Junta: $52,315 † ±$7,059
  • a little higher than the amount in Otero County: $54,037 † ±$5,856

21.4% ±10.7% (865  ±449) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in La Junta: 27.4% † 1,874 (±7.3% / ±499)
  • a little less than the rate in Otero County: 22.1% † 3,946 (±3.5% / ±628)

21.4 minutes ±8.9 (34,535  ±15,458) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in La Junta: 22.3 † 57,025 (±7.5 / ±20,605)
  • about the same as the figure in Otero County: 21.2 † 147,935 (±3 / ±22,609)

Families

1,717 ±204 Number of households
  • La Junta: 3,030 ±231
  • Otero County: 7,584 ±236
2.4 ±0.1 (4,051  ±539) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in La Junta: 2.3 6,812 (±0.2 / ±31)
  • about the same as the figure in Otero County: 2.4 17,831 (±0.1 / ±14)

3.4% ±3.5% (32  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in La Junta: 4.9% † 81 (±4.9% / ±81)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Otero County: 6% † 241 (±2.5% / ±102)

Housing

1,875 ±193 Number of housing units
  • La Junta: 3,281 ±242
  • Otero County: 8,746 ±23

$236,900 ±$22,684 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in La Junta: $194,800 † ±$39,798
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Otero County: $168,900 ±$10,846

7.4% ±2.6% (311  ±117.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in La Junta: 13.1% † 931 (±5.5% / ±391.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Otero County: 11.2% † 2,020 (±2.8% / ±508.7)

Social

91.8% ±7.4% (2,525  ±346.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in La Junta: 84% † 3,894 (±9.9% / ±513)
  • a little higher than the rate in Otero County: 88.7% 11,138 (±5.4% / ±685)
24.2% ±5.1% (667  ±158.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in La Junta: 18% † 836 (±4.4% / ±210.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Otero County: 18.2% † 2,282 (±2.1% / ±264.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.6% ±5% (324  ±217) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in La Junta: 3.7% † 261 (±2.4% / ±170)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Otero County: 4.8% 874

6.1% ±2.8% (191  ±92) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in La Junta: 8.5% † 459 (±3.2% / ±171)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Otero County: 6.6% † 926 (±1.5% / ±217)
191 Total veterans ±92 191 Male ±92 N/A Female ±14

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